Assistant Appellate Defense Attorney

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Key details: - Title: ASSISTANT APPELLATE DEFENSE ATTORNEY (but we do not repeat as heading). - Position details & commitment: Salary – $54.00 - $63.00/hr; FT/PT Status – Full-Time; Work Format – Hybrid (At least two days in office – 370 E South Temple, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; attendance at both virtual and in-person meetings; state-wide travel required); Schedule Code – B - Competitive Career Service (Employment in this position requires a probationary period.); Background Check Required – You must successfully pass a criminal history check.; Application Deadline – 11:59 PM (MDT) on September 25, 2026. We need to include Pay and Schedule sections only if posting actually states them. Pay: salary range given. So we can include Pay section with that info. Schedule: we have FT/PT Status – Full-Time; Work Format – Hybrid; Schedule Code – B - Competitive Career Service (probationary period). Also maybe schedule details like "Full-Time" and "Hybrid". So we can include Schedule section with those details. Benefits: The posting mentions "The State of Utah offers a highly competitive benefits package. Click HERE to review." That's a statement but not specific benefits. It says "Click HERE to review." That's not specific benefit details. According to rules: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It mentions benefits package but not specifics. Likely we should not include Benefits because no concrete benefits listed. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state benefits package exists but not details. Might be considered stating them? It says "The State of Utah offers a highly competitive benefits package. Click HERE to review." That's a statement that benefits exist but not enumerated. I'd interpret that as not enough specific content to create a Benefits section. Safer to omit Benefits. About the role: There's a paragraph at start: "We are looking for an experienced appellate attorney to join our team as a lateral hire and play a critical role in shaping Utah's criminal law, ensuring that people’s constitutional right to appeal is protected. As an Assistant Appellate Defense Attorney, you will manage a caseload of approximately 15-18 appeals per year, reporting to and assisting the Criminal Appeals Division Head. In this fast-paced and dynamic office, you will be on the front lines of challenging complex legal landscape shifts—from fighting unconstitutional sentences, improper propensity evidence, and unlawful seizures to ensuring every client receives the effective assistance of counsel, impartial juries, and accurate jury instructions." That's about the role. So we can have

About the role

with that paragraph. Responsibilities: There's a "Key Responsibilities" section with bullet points (list). We need to output

• for each duty. Responsibilities list: - Zealously and compassionately advocate on behalf of clients at every stage of the appellate proceeding. - Prepare adult criminal appeals by conducting legal research, reviewing case files and court records, and meeting with clients (you may also be asked to assist in juvenile delinquency, child welfare, and postconviction appeals). - Litigate Rule 4(f) (Manning) motions in the district court to reinstate deprived appellate rights, and draft Rule 23B motions to develop factual records for ineffective assistance of counsel claims. - Ensure clients are consistently heard, respected, and represented without judgment. - Draft appellate briefs and petitions for writ of certiorari, and argue cases before the Utah Court of Appeals and the Utah Supreme Court. - Collaborate with your peers by editing and reviewing appellate briefs filed by other attorneys in the office. - Assist the Division in drafting amicus briefs. - Help develop and implement continuing legal education (CLE) training for trial and appellate attorneys around the state regarding criminal law, criminal procedure, and appellate strategy. We'll put those as
• . Qualifications: There's a "Qualifications" section with Minimum Requirements and Experience Level and Ideal Candidate Traits. We need to decide if we separate Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We can combine maybe. But we have both Minimum Requirements and Ideal Candidate Traits. Could put under Qualifications heading. Or we could split: Requirements (minimum) and Qualifications (ideal). But we should not create thin sections. Perhaps combine into one Qualifications section containing both minimum and ideal. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we can list Minimum Requirements as a
  and Ideal Candidate Traits as another
  under same heading. Also there is "Experience Level: 3+ years of appellate practice required. The rate of pay will depend on the years of experience practicing appellate law, with experienced attorneys being compensated higher than recent clerks. The high end of our salary range will be available only to lateral hires with at least 5 years of active appellate defense experience." That's also qualifications. We'll include that. Skills: Not explicitly listed separate; but we have "excellent oral and written communication skills" etc. Could be part of Qualifications. We may not need separate Skills section. About The Utah Indigent Appellate Defense Division (iadd): That's description of the organization. Could be under About the role? Already have About the role. Could add another section "About the Division". But instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate that into About the role or maybe a separate "About the Division". Since we already have About the role covering the job description, we could add a section "About the Division" with that paragraph. But we need to see if it's substantive. It's a description of the office. Could be included under About the role or separate. I'd add a separate section "About the Division" to keep info. WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM: That's a motivation section. Could be under "Why Join Us" maybe not a standard heading but we could incorporate into About the role or maybe a separate section "Why Join Us". The instruction only lists certain headings but says use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., not limited to? It says "use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we should stick to those headings. So we should not create a heading like "Why Join Us". Instead we could incorporate that content into About the role or maybe Qualifications? Probably better to add to About the role as a paragraph. Thus sections we will output: - About the role (includes initial paragraph plus WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM maybe) - Responsibilities - Qualifications (includes Minimum Requirements, Experience Level, Ideal Candidate Traits) - Pay - Schedule We should not include Benefits. Now we need to format. We must not include job title as heading. Also not include Job ID etc. We need to strip boilerplate: EEO statement, application instructions, recruiter info, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive info: salary range, FT/PT, Hybrid, location, schedule code, probationary period, background check, deadline. We need to include those in Pay and Schedule sections. Pay: Salary – $54.00 - $63.00/hr. Possibly also mention that rate depends on years experience, high end for 5+ years. That's substantive. We'll include that. Schedule: FT/PT Status – Full-Time; Work Format – Hybrid (At least two days in office – 370 E South Temple, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; attendance at both virtual and in-person meetings; state-wide travel required); Schedule Code – B - Competitive Career Service (Employment in this position requires a probationary period.); Background Check Required – You must successfully pass a criminal history check.; Application Deadline – 11:59 PM (MDT) on September 25, 2026. We could also include location as part of Schedule. Now produce HTML. We'll wrap each section in

  heading then content. For lists: use

  • . For prose:

    . We need to avoid extra whitespace? It's fine. Let's craft. About the role: combine initial paragraph and WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM. Initial paragraph: "We are looking for an experienced appellate attorney to join our team as a lateral hire and play a critical role in shaping Utah's criminal law, ensuring that people’s constitutional right to appeal is protected. As an Assistant Appellate Defense Attorney, you will manage a caseload of approximately 15-18 appeals per year, reporting to and assisting the Criminal Appeals Division Head. In this fast-paced and dynamic office, you will be on the front lines of challenging complex legal landscape shifts—from fighting unconstitutional sentences, improper propensity evidence, and unlawful seizures to ensuring every client receives the effective assistance of counsel, impartial juries, and accurate jury instructions." WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR TEAM paragraph: "Working with IADD gives you direct, hands-on appellate experience alongside a hard-working, passionate team with diverse expertise. Whether you are fighting a non-merit procedural dismissal, litigating a structural error, or helping trial attorneys avoid preservation traps, this is a position with immense capacity to grow your professional skills, capabilities, and commitment to justice. The State of Utah offers a highly competitive benefits package. Click HERE to review." We could include that as part of About the role. Now Responsibilities list. Now Qualifications: we need to include Minimum Requirements (list), Experience Level paragraph, Ideal Candidate Traits (list). We'll structure as maybe

    for Experience Level and then two

    lists. Minimum Requirements bullet points: - J.D. from an accredited law school. - Must be an active member in good standing of the Utah Bar (or active in another state bar and eligible for admission by motion into the Utah Bar). - Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills and a deep interest in indigent defense. - Must understand the requirements for appellate representation in the adult criminal legal system in Utah, with a proven ability to navigate complex preservation hurdles by skillfully arguing plain error, structural error, and the exceptional circumstances doctrine. Experience Level paragraph: "Experience Level: 3+ years of appellate practice required. The rate of pay will depend on the years of experience practicing appellate law, with experienced attorneys being compensated higher than recent clerks. The high end of our salary range will be available only to lateral hires with at least 5 years of active appellate defense experience." Ideal Candidate Traits bullet points: - Experience handling oral arguments before Utah’s appellate courts and mooting co-workers on the same is preferred. - Appellate clerkship, Law Review experience, and fluency in Spanish are considered major pluses. Now Pay section:

    Salary – $54.00 - $63.00/hr. The rate of pay depends on years of experience; the high end of the range is reserved for lateral hires with at least 5 years of active appellate defense experience.

    Schedule section:

    Full‑time position. Hybrid work format – at least two days in office at 370 E South Temple, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, with attendance at both virtual and in‑person meetings and state‑wide travel required. Schedule Code: B – Competitive Career Service (position includes a probationary period). Background check